# The Royal Marines Terms of Service Regulations 1988, Regulation 7: Right to transfer to the reserve


(1) Subject to regulation 8, a person who has enlisted in the Royal Marines for a term of more than 5 years service may give 18 months notice in writing to his commanding officer of his desire to be transferred to the reserve and he shall, upon the expiration of such notice, be so transferred.
(2) A person may not give notice under this regulation until the expiration of 2 years 6 months from—
(a) the relevant date or
(b) the date he completed his period of initial training,
whichever is the later.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1395/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/royal-marines-terms-of-service-regulations-1988/regulation-7
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